TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan county that's a popular tourist destination is losing its planning commission after local officials decided the group wasn't needed. The Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners voted recently to abolish the county's planning commission as of Nov. 1. The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that the decision follows the board's study of what county planning services were needed. Commissioner Sonny Wheelock Jr. says the representatives from the dozen area governments didn't support maintaining the commission. Grand Traverse County, including Traverse City, is a popular destination for tourists in Michigan's northwestern Lower Peninsula. Commissioner Tom Mair cast the lone vote against dissolving the planning commission, saying he felt it was a premature decision. He proposed renaming the group and shifting its focus to community development. --- Information from: Traverse City Record-Eagle, http://www.record-eagle.com